- Heredity:
Count parents, grandparents, brothers, and sisters who have heart attack
and/or stroke.
- Tobacco Smoking:
If you inhale deeply and smoke a cigarette way down, add one to your
classification. DO NOT subtract because you think you do not inhale
or smoke only a half-inch on a cigarette.
- Exercise:
Lower your score one point if you exercise regularly and frequently.
- Blood Pressure:
If you have no recent reading, but have passed an insurance or industrial
examination, chances are your systolic (upper reading) blood pressure
is 140 or less.
- Cholesterol level
(saturated fat intake):
A cholesterol blood level is best. If you can't get one from your doctor,
then estimate honestly the percentage of solid fats you eat. These are
usually of animal origin - lard, cream, butter, beef, and lamb fat.
If you eat much of this, your cholesterol level will probably be high.
The US average of 40% is too high for good health.
- Gender:
This line takes into account the fact that men
have from 6-10 times more heart attacks than women of child-bearing
age.
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